“Captain Tavares went to a call–someone had blown past a construction site, a special detail, and so they pulled the car over,” said Selectwoman Patrica Reilly.

Captain Tavares started speaking with the man, who at first glance appeared to be intoxicated. Capt. Tavares then called the man’s family and was told the man did not have any known medical conditions. Still, feeling something wasn’t right, Tavares called for an ambulance.

And that feeling turned out to be a life-saver. They found the man had sky-high blood pressure, severe bleeding on the brain, and had just suffered a massive stroke. If the man had been arrested, officials speculate he would have died within minutes at the police station.

Reilly said there were nine commendations given in all at the meeting, for a range of heroic acts.

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